title: Concepts of advanced practice: what does it mean?
abstract: 'Advanced practice nursing' may be a familiar concept, but a definition of advanced practice, its scope and its responsibilities, remains elusive. This article discusses the origins of advanced practice, and its practical meaning for nurses working in the NHS today.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003253:Consultants; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom